Churches that will rent chapel???

[pixiegirl]

How formal is the reception going to be? Do you definitely want it inside, so you don't have to worry about weather?

The wedding is in March so everything has to be indoors. Too cold to be outside.

 

[harleygirl]

I think there is one on the Base........I remember my girlfriend using it years ago, and brought her own minister.

 

[cattitude]

Did you look here?

http://www.somdweddings.com/directory_home.php

Rod N Reel does a nice job. You could do both there.

http://www.chesapeakebeachhotelspa.com

 

[CableChick]

We were married in the Methodist Church in La Plata. We had never set foot in the church prior to reserving it. I don't know how much we paid, but it was wonderful!

 

[bresamil]

The wedding is in March so everything has to be indoors. Too cold to be outside.

I went to a wedding at Olde Breton in March. The bride descended the stairwell and walked through the reception area bridal aisle through the ballroom) to an archway that was right before another stairway that led down. Huge windows draped with bridal netting framing the view of the water was the backdrop for the ceremony. It was very well done and the pictures were beautiful. Just an idea if you want ceremony and reception at the same place. There's also a place near Annapolis that's gorgeous, but I can't remember the name of it.

There's Trinity at St. Mary's City (also a lovely little stone chapel) and you could rent the historic State House for the reception.

I'll keep thinking on it.

 

[CableChick]

I went to a wedding at Olde Breton in March. The bride descended the stairwell and walked through the reception area bridal aisle through the ballroom) to an archway that was right before another stairway that led down. Huge windows draped with bridal netting framing the view of the water was the backdrop for the ceremony. It was very well done and the pictures were beautiful. Just an idea if you want ceremony and reception at the same place. There's also a place near Annapolis that's gorgeous, but I can't remember the name of it.

There's Trinity at St. Mary's City (also a lovely little stone chapel) and you could rent the historic State House for the reception.

I'll keep thinking on it.

That sounds wonderful! I'm thinking of places to do a renewal of vows ...

does 15 years or 20 years sound better??

 

[kwillia]

Did you look here?

http://www.somdweddings.com/directory_home.php

Rod N Reel does a nice job. You could do both there.

http://www.chesapeakebeachhotelspa.com

Rod N Reel for both is a good suggestion., Pix... since you do not participate in a church, I would think you'd be okay with getting married outside of a church... this would also fix the "wedding/reception" distance problem.

 

[bresamil]

That sounds wonderful! I'm thinking of places to do a renewal of vows ...

does 15 years or 20 years sound better??

I think whenever you want it, is better.

 

[cattitude]

Almost forgot!

We had my son's wedding reception here They do an awesome job. Granted it's a little further than you may want to go, but it's spectacular.

 

[vraiblonde]

Well, there is something a little more to getting married in a church than just the setting. You have to look at it from the church/clergy's point of view. They aren't just renting a "building."

Like Rent-A-Religion or something.

When you get married by a minister in a church they tend to take it rather seriously, the old stick-in-the-muds. "Holy matrimony" isn't just a buzzphrase for them - they really mean it.

Finding a church that will marry you when you're not a member of their congregation will be almost impossible. And I doubt you'll find one that will let you rent their "building".

Greenwell is an adorable little chapel, and you can have your reception right there. The chapel isn't large enough for a crowd of people, but you can have an intimate ceremony, then a huge reception.

 

[bresamil]

Almost forgot!

We had my son's wedding reception here They do an awesome job. Granted it's a little further than you may want to go, but it's spectacular.

I think that's the place we went to for a reception. Very lovely. Rod n Reel is also a nice location and convenient.

 

[LucySnow]

My first inquiry always includs the clergymen. It's not until I'm denied that I ask about only renting the chapel.

Have you tried St. Andrew's Epsicopal Church? It's in California (St. mary's County) Everyone there is very nice and welcoming! They marry a lot of couples that are not members. I'm not sure if they let other ministers use their church though? http://www.standrewssomd.org/

Hasn't your minister ever performed a service in a church building? Surely he must know of a few that can be "rented out"!

 

[Nickel]

We were married in the Methodist Church in La Plata. We had never set foot in the church prior to reserving it. I don't know how much we paid, but it was wonderful!

I'm a member of that church (haven't found a church here yet), and my mom works there. I'm fairly certain that the new pastor will not perform ceremonies sight-unseen. I do believe that he'd marry outside of the congregation, but I know for a fact he'd require premarital counseling.

The only church I know of that doesn't require you to use their minister is a Baptist Church in La Plata (my friend got married there last year and her fiancee's uncle - a minister from Boston - performed the ceremony). But I haven't been in the market for something like that, so I'm not aware of anything available.

 

[Nickel]

I thought you liked the pretty little stone chapel in Charlotte Hall?

Does it have to be in a chapel or is your minister open to other locations? Many of the more attractive reception locations are also appropriate for a wedding ceremony. For example, Olde Breton Inn, which has a beautiful gazebo for the wedding and the reception is set up inside.

I'll be attending a wedding there in a few weeks, I've heard it's gorgeous.

 

[pixiegirl]

Have you tried St. Andrew's Epsicopal Church? It's in California (St. mary's County) Everyone there is very nice and welcoming! They marry a lot of couples that are not members. I'm not sure if they let other ministers use their church though? http://www.standrewssomd.org/

Hasn't your minister ever performed a service in a church building? Surely he must know of a few that can be "rented out"!

I have an apt.

 

[kwillia]

I have an apt.

And if you get to have your wedding there... might I suggest you ask around for someone that can hook you up with renting the hall at the VFW in Hollywood...

 

[pixiegirl]

And if you get to have your wedding there... might I suggest you ask around for someone that can hook you up with renting the hall at the VFW in Hollywood...

Would you happen to know someone like that?

 

[bresamil]

And if you get to have your wedding there... might I suggest you ask around for someone that can hook you up with renting the hall at the VFW in Hollywood...

Is there one in Hollywood? I thought it was just California kind of across from Wildewood. I work with the guy in charge.

 

[RoseRed]

I have an apt.

They have a hall there that should be available for the reception.

 

[kwillia]

Is there one in Hollywood? I thought it was just California kind of across from Wildewood. I work with the guy in charge.

I am talking the same place as you are... go ahead and hook her up... I do believe it would be perfect for her if she ends up marrying at St. Andrews.